On Saturday June 4th
2005, several members of the Prisoner cast and crew, along with countless
fans of the series, converged upon the Bath House pub in London's Soho for
the official launch of the long awaited first volume of "The Prisoner:
The Original Scripts", edited by renowned Prisoner book writer Robert
Fairclough.

The day began with a
few of us meeting early at the venue to catch up before Rob asked us to move
upstairs for the event opening at 1.00pm. As the room filled up with both
Prisoner fans and guests, publisher Richard Reynolds of Reynolds and Hearn
gave a rousing speech before Rob himself thanked everyone for coming.

Eric Mival and Rob Fairclough

All the attendees, one
of whom travelled from as far as Austria to attend, were treated to a copy
of the book, signed by Jane Merrow, Eric Mival, Joshua Greifer and Geoffrey
Case - all of whom were happy to share their experiences of working in the
industry and sign additional photographs and items.

The event finished at
5.00pm, with many attendees staying on for further drinks and social interaction
long into the evening. I'm sure I can speak for everyone who came along that
it was a wonderful day, and the book itself is simply an unrivalled tome.